The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-09

ana the otner roads rails weighing sixty -four
pounds 60 the yari. while on the trunk lines q
still heavier rail is being placed in their tracks
The New York Central and Hudson River il
already reiaying its two passenger tracks with
eighty pound steel rails, and upon several sec
tions east of Pittsbure the Pennsylvania ha.
laid ninety-pound rails for the purpose of ex
pertinent, and the result of the test is being
watched with a good deal of interest by railroad
men. for it seems to point to the probable adop
ton of this size rail upon all roads where the traf
ic aonormally heavy An increase of fifty per
cent. In the weight of rails, and consequently a
proportonate increase in the quantity of metal
used in their manufacture. is an i'm portant item
IN the future of the iron and steel industry, es
pecially if 1t is found advisable relay all these
roads with Underground rails
Local and State Notes.
VIM. N. Greene assistant to President In
gals. of the c., l., ST. L. g. c., is in the city;
will remain over to-day.
The Minnesota & Northwestern is good caE-
didate for receivership. The company is fur
nshing its local Offices with mahogany ticket
cases costing $500 each.
To increase the dividend Of the Pennsylvania
road per cent requires 81 ,0O0, 900. That they
are enabled to do SO is certainly an encouraging
feature in the business situation.
Godfrey Macdonald, formerly with the Union
agent for the Nickel-plate line west-bound
business, with headquarters in Chicago.
The Terre Haute Gazette intimate that A. E.
Shrader is to be made master of transportation
or tne chicago q Indiana coal road. ne COM
pany could not readily get better man for this
position.
The reduced rates this week to Chicago to
the fat-stock show not drawing many
people The impression is that Chicago is a
good town just now to have excursion rates
from, rather than to.
Z. F. Dutton has been appointed general
manager Of the Milwaukee & Northern road.
The Office of general superintendent. heretofore
held by Mr.. Dutton. is discontinued, and the
duties of that Office will be assumed by the gen.
eral manager.
A big freight traffic is developing on the
Aurora branch OF tho c.. l., st. L. & c. road.
The company has laid one of switches into
the Crescent brewery. and from this establish
mens alone will get $50 or more carloads of
freight per month
The c.. l., St l. & G. company is putting in
q SWITCH fifteen cars capacity. leading to the
Indianapolis wheelworks. This road now has
in the city, and its immediate vicinity, sixty
three switches which lead to lumber coal yards
of some manufacturing establishment.
General freight agents Hibba rd of the Van
dalia; Geiger. of the j., NJ. s. l.; White. of the
Bee Line, and McCabe. of the C., ST. l.. & P,
were in the city vest erday and held confer
ence. the result of which will be a read enlistment
OF the coal rates both east and west bound.
In the building of the Louisville Southern
road, says the New Albany Ledger. Col. Ben
nett II. Young and Chief Engineer Macleod
ployes. Mr.. Thomas Hanlon, of this city, and
Mr.. Amos Rodgers, of Louisville are with him.
The passenger earnings of the l., B. & W. the
first week in October show increase over
earnings corresponding week, 1886. of 50. 500.
There has not been a week since Jan. in which
the earnings of this department has not shown
an increase those of the corresponding
week, 1886.
Travel west bound seems to be on the increase
daily But few of the roads west OF tho Mis-
souri, river are able to handle the business
promptly which is daily being turned over to
them. The oldest passenger men say they
never before saw such a test IN the passenger
department of the Western roads.
j. Charlton. general passenger agent of the
Chicago q Alton, has addressed another pointed
letter to the arbitrators in the pending contro-
Wabash. Neither road has a good reputation
for maintaining rates, and the letters the pas
enk<s agents write do not help matters.
The ticketscaners are fourishine under the
scalpers are concerned. they never made more
money than in the last six months. Another
evidence of the prosperity of this fraternity is
the fact that the defunct Guarantee Ticket
brokers' Association has been revived with
heado in Buffalo
r. B. F. PIERCE. general solicitor of the l.. D.
& S. road, is fitting up very neatly room IL in
Condit's block for an Office, He Yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Mr.. Hammond Stain
that he would leave New York for Indian polls
On Saturday night. Solicitor PIERCE hopes to
get the road out of the hands Of a receiver on
the 10Th of the month, per programme.
An impression prevails that within the next
thirty days the Wabash proper and the Wabash
Western roads will be consolidated, and then
operated under one management. Both roads
re showing remarkable earnings, and If handled
honestly will yield q revenue which will pay
operating expenses, fixed charges and leave
to be disbursed in dividends
c. W. Board IMAM, who represents the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, has just returned from
ard reports that the main line and |
branches are crowded with passenger traffic, and |
he company Is constantly adding to its already |
D..
General passenger agent, is developing the busi-
ess in such manner, and to such extent as |
o place him front in the rank of general passen-
er agents
ware works. has SET a good example to other |
He manufactures three articles |
hat not named in any classification, and to
hip them at any reasonable rates he must give
he articles fictitious name This he declines
o do, and has asked Chairman Blanchard of
he Central Traffic Association, to place such
rticles. with the proper name. under the CLASH
cation which will admit of his shipping the
GODS.
The Toledo ST. Louis 6 Kansas City Railroad
company proposed to build 1000 depot at
frankfort, Ind. and to make it division point
n the road had tho citizens shown q proper
pirit toward the enterprise, and granted certain
easonable requests. This they failed to do,
nd the probabilities now that the depot
'ill not be built. and that some other town will |
q chosen for division point. The manage
,ent are displeased with the cold shoulder
Thich has boon given them.
The legal firm of Willard & briggs, Chicago,
7hich has for a great many years acted as soiic-
.or for the Pennsylvania Company, attending
D most of their business west of Pittsburg. has
cen dissolved, Mr.. briggs retiring. MIR Will
ard will continue the legal Representative OF the
ompany in the West Mr.. briggs prepared the
erporate history of all the lines west Of Pitts
urg owned or leased by the Pennsylvana Com
any. The manner in which he prepared it was
matter over which there much favorable
ON mont
The Chicago Times states that the Detroit &
,el River Railroad Company has just concluded
new lease with the Wabash. The old agree
lent of 1879 provided for a lease for ninety-pine
cars, at rental ranging from per cent. for
ne first two years to Al per cent regularly after
We years. When the Wabash road went into
receivers hands. just after the Eel River had
egun to get A per cent, the lease became
cad letter. The new agreement dates from
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